Hwy 16 By-Pass…open to St James Rd
For those of us who live in the northern part of Denver or in southeastern Catawba County our commute to Charlotte just got a whole lot shorter. No more driving by several schools to commute to Charlotte each morning. You can now get on Hwy 16 By-Pass at St James Rd and be in Charlotte in less than 30 minutes.
The Hwy 16 By-Pass through Denver has been in process since the early 1990′s and we can finally see the end in sight. The opening of this four lane stretch of Hwy 16 to St James Rd will help commuters from communities such as James Plantation, Pebble Bay, Killian Crossing, Bordeaux, Windy Pines, Sailview, Lakewood and Webbs Chapel Cove get to Charlotte or anywhere south of Denver NC much more quickly.
There are still two more sections to open before it ties back into the Hwy 16 By-Pass at Tower Rd, just north of Hwy 150. They should open the section to Hwy 150 by Spring 2011 and then the portion to the existing Hwy 16 by Fall of 2011. Eventually, you should be able to travel from Charlotte to Hickory on a four-laned Hwy 16 and save a tremendous amount of time.
